Tag: Historical Ruins

I signed up to the school trip. It was a surprisingly difficult decision. On the one hand I had the opportunity to go to Xi’an – one of the ancient capitals of China – famed around the world for the Terracotta Warriors, a giant army of sculptures buried thousands of…

It’s been a month! A whole month since I posted about my possibly having tuberculosis! So let me let you in on a little secret. I don’t have it. I am free from disease, as much as anyone can tell anyway, and I even have a letter to prove this.…

Monday 27th June 2016 – I took the bus to Chachapoyas. This wouldn’t be of any note – I take the bus everywhere, and it’s probably one of my less original ways to start an entry – but for three reasons. One – I don’t think I mentioned last time…

Monday 20th June 2016 – Sun! Fucking finally, a bit of the yellow stuff. Been missing this for a while – since the start of January, really – the ability to wear shorts and flip flops 24/7, and probably still make it for a business meeting. My god it’s good…

Wednesday 08th June 2016 – It was a surprise to see Francois again – he just turned up at the hostel. When we’d tipped Willie, we’d been so tired that we’d mixed up who’d paid what, and I’d ended up paying all of it. I hadn’t even realised, but Francois…

Ok, ok the blog is getting a bit behind. Unusual, I know for me to be so lacking in punctuality, but unfortunately it’s going to take a bit to get back on track again. You see, I’ve found myself some rather incredibly cheap flight to the Galapagos islands (which is…

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